gobble

Betekenis (Engels)

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɡɒbl̩/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frequentative suffix). Middle English gobben is perhaps an alteration of Middle English globben (“to gulp down”), related to English gulpen (“to gulp”). However, compare also French gober.

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